A spokeswoman for the St. Louis family of a 7-year-old boy who was shot and killed by his brother says the 5-year-old found their father’s gun while looking for candy and didn’t know the difference between it and a toy gun.Police on Monday identified the victim in Saturday’s shooting as Jermon Perry. They say they’re still investigating his death and declined to speculate as to the circumstances. Erica Jones, a spokeswoman for the family, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Jermon’s younger brother didn’t realize it was a real gun he had found."They were playing with it and the gun went off, striking Jermon in the head while he sat and played a video game," said Erica Jones told KMOV.Police say a preliminary investigation shows that the boys and another brother were upstairs when the shooting happened and the adults, including the boys’ parents, were downstairs. They say one of the boys retrieved a gun and fired, striking Jermon in the head. He died at a hospital.Police said they aren't pursuing any criminal charges at this time. "This is heartbreaking, this is heartbreaking I can't imagine how this mother feels you know, his sisters or his brothers," said neighbor Louis Spears.Jones said Perry's parents sat his siblings down to try and explain what happened. "(The parents) sat the boys down and talked with them to get them understand that he’s up there with their granny and it's not your fault," she said. "They just want their brother back."

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A spokeswoman for the St. Louis family of a 7-year-old boy who was shot and killed by his brother says the 5-year-old found their father’s gun while looking for candy and didn’t know the difference between it and a toy gun.

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Police on Monday identified the victim in Saturday’s shooting as Jermon Perry. They say they’re still investigating his death and declined to speculate as to the circumstances.

Erica Jones, a spokeswoman for the family, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Jermon’s younger brother didn’t realize it was a real gun he had found.

"They were playing with it and the gun went off, striking Jermon in the head while he sat and played a video game," said Erica Jones told KMOV.

Police say a preliminary investigation shows that the boys and another brother were upstairs when the shooting happened and the adults, including the boys’ parents, were downstairs. They say one of the boys retrieved a gun and fired, striking Jermon in the head. He died at a hospital.

Police said they aren't pursuing any criminal charges at this time.

"This is heartbreaking, this is heartbreaking I can't imagine how this mother feels you know, his sisters or his brothers," said neighbor Louis Spears.

Jones said Perry's parents sat his siblings down to try and explain what happened.

"(The parents) sat the boys down and talked with them to get them understand that he’s up there with their granny and it's not your fault," she said. "They just want their brother back."